Grab a slice of pizza and a bag of licorice, and let’s talk screenwriting.
It’s no secret that my favorite movie of 2021 was Licorice Pizza. I pretty much told anyone who would listen that I thought it was the pinnacle of emotional storytelling and just this warm hangout movie that deeply explored young love and maturation.
The movie was written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. You’ve probably heard of him, but he made his feature-film debut with Hard Eight (1996), found critical and commercial success with Boogie Nights (1997), and received further accolades with Magnolia (1999).
Then came masterpieces Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and There Will Be Blood (2007). Licorice Pizza marks Anderson’s ninth film. It’s another Valley story and his warmest film since Punch Drunk Love.
Today, we’re going to look at a video of Anderon giving some screenwriting and directing tips and then go through them one by one to see how we can apply them to our work.
Let’s dive in.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
